When Louisville, Kentucky-based screenwriter and director Richard
Ramsey got the idea to portray the biblical King Solomon on film as a
modern-day singer-songwriter, he wondered if he was going a little nuts. But
the more he thought about it, the more intriguing the idea became. The result
is The Song, an upcoming September
theatrical release more than two years in the making that tells a gripping tale
of what fame, fortune and sins of the flesh can do to true love. Starring Nashville actors Alan Powell, Ali Faulkner and
Caitlin Nicol Thomas, The Song tells
the story of Jed King, a singer-songwriter (and son of a famous singer named
David King) who makes it to the big time and almost loses his family and his
life in the process. The film contains 11 original songs, including a beautiful
title track performed by Powell and Thomas. Powell plays guitar, and Thomas
shows off her violin and vocal skills throughout the film, which was screened
twice for retailers and suppliers Monday night at ICRS in Atlanta. The actors
also played the title track live before several hundred retailers. At a reception before the screening, the actors and director
mingled with retailers and suppliers and talked about the impact they hope it
will make. “When I first read the script, it impacted me,” Powell said.
“It still impacts me every time I see it.” The movie is a City on a Hill Production, and includes a
partnership with best-selling author and pastor Kyle Idleman. Small group study
curriculum and other church resources will release at the same time as the film,
in hopes that the movie can be a tool to bring healing to marriages and bring
hope to the lost. “It’s an honest look at love, sex, marriage, and true
satisfaction in life,” Idleman said. Ramsey calls it “a film for the restless,” referencing
Jeremiah 29:13, which states: “You will find me when you seek me with all of
your heart.” The Song is scheduled to release in more than 400 theaters
nationwide on September 26. For more information, visit www.thesongmovie.com. |